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滂沱

滂沱

Chinese

rushing (water) tearful; to branch (of river)
simp. and trad.
(滂沱)

Adjective

滂沱

  1. (of rain) pouring; raining heavily
    只是出醜猶如大雨滂沱 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
    只是出丑犹如大雨滂沱 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
    From: C AllStar, 天光
    Zi2 si6 naa5 jau6 syun3 lau6 ngo5, dou3 ngo5 ceot1 cau2, jau4 jyu4 daai6 jyu5 zoi6pong1 to4. [Jyutping]
    But how would they forget to count me in; when it is my turn to make a fool of myself, it is like rain pouring down heavily.
  2. (of tears) flowing; crying a lot